But what caught everyone's attention was a little boy called Bernardo who had not only swapped Neymar's name for that of Marta but who also went on to give an eloquent explanation as to why.

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In a video posted by @Eita_br, Bernardo said: "The way the Brazilian women's team is playing, the way they are winning everything, that is a symbol of feminism."

"She [Marta] deserves this jersey way more than Neymar," he added.

Many Brazilians thought the women's team captain could show Neymar a thing or two, as this photo making the rounds on social media showed.

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A meme making the rounds on social media shows Marta teaching this "football class" to a room full of Neymars

While it is not clear whether Neymar acted on fans' advice and took lessons from Marta, critics agreed that on Wednesday he put in a "much-improved display".

BBC Monitoring's Claudia Plazas contributed to this report. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.